W58

The ICD-10-CM code for contact with crocodile or alligator is W58. The full clinical description is "Contact with crocodile or alligator". W58 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W58 represents “Contact with crocodile or alligator”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W58 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under W58.

W58 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W58 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-).

W58 has 2 child codes, including: W58.0 (Contact with alligator), W58.1 (Contact with crocodile).

W58 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2904908. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like contact with crocodile or alligator affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

W58 maps to the ICD-11 code: PA7Z (Unintentional contact with person, animal or plant, type unspecified).